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Christina Darby/ ZDNETA reliable MagSafe battery pack is a must in your iPhone accessory collection because it not only gives you the battery boost you need when on the go but also eliminates the pesky wires that come with regular portable chargers. Also: Amazon Big Spring Sale: The 85+ deals you can shop nowIf you are in the market for a MagSafe battery pack or know someone whose phone's battery is always running low, you need the Anker 622 MagSafe Charger, and it's 18% off during Amazon's Big Spring Sale. The…

If frolicking in the woods foraging for wild mushrooms is on your bucket list, by all means, go forth. But when the time comes to determine whether you can eat the mushrooms you picked, please don’t rely on AI.The Fujifilm X100VI is the Most Fun I’ve Had With a Camera in YearsA new in-depth report from Public Citizen, a nonprofit consumer advocacy group, warns novice mushroomers against using AI identification tools to determine whether their bounty is edible, pointing out that identifying mushrooms is a “high-risk…

California Forever, a tech billionaire-backed project to develop a new city on hundreds of acres of Bay Area farmland, is entering a critical phase. After buying nearly a billion dollars worth of land in Solano County, the project’s developers now need to convince at least 13,000 county residents to support a ballot initiative that would authorize the development of that land. If voted for in November, the project would finally be able to move ahead.The Fujifilm X100VI is the Most Fun I’ve Had With a Camera in YearsTo get…

Image: SyfyA new trailer for the second half of Chucky’s third season is here—and the pint-sized serial killer has never looked more terrifying. As teased in the cliffhanger that ended the season’s first half, Chucky’s sudden and rapid aging process has only gotten more advanced—and he’s getting even more desperate as a result.Chucky Season 3 Part 2 Trailer - PRESSAs season three’s earlier episodes explored, Chucky’s grand mission to infiltrate the White House had less to do with his insatiable urge for violence and…

A look at the SwitchBot Blind Tilt after installation. Maria Diaz/ZDNETSwitchBot has found its niche in retrofitting existing home appliances and products, such as door locks, to make them smart. Now, the company is making a blind tilt mechanism with an included solar panel that automates window blinds for you. This smart SwitchBot Blind Tilt is a small device that attaches to the vertical twisting wand on horizontal blinds and twists it to tilt open or close them, all controlled by you from your mobile device or via a…

Kerry Wan/ZDNETWhat's the deal?Amazon is currently discounting up to $2,400 off the QN90C Neo QLED model. The 55-inch model I tested can be had for just $1,300 ($700 off) during the Amazon Big Spring Sale TV is no longer the best model from the company, it's still one of the best offerings in general if you don't need all the latest AI features on Samsung's 2024 line.Also: Crystal UHD vs QLED: A comparison for buying Samsung TVsThe set is available in 43 to 85 inches, but I tested the 55" for the purposes of this…

The US Department of Justice and more than a dozen states have filed a lawsuit against Apple in federal court, accusing it of violating antitrust laws by making its hardware and software products largely inaccessible to competitors. Apple's "walled garden" approach to business, as it's so often called, makes it difficult for rivals to compete and for customers to switch to other companies' products. The lawsuit comes on the heels of the European Commission slapping Apple with a €1.8 billion ($1.95 billion) fine. Apple,…

Two devices conspicuously missing from Microsoft's Surface and AI event last fall are finally here — and they're both what we expected and a bit surprising. Today, Microsoft unveiled the Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6, sporting the same designs as the previous models but now with the AI smarts of Intel's new Core Ultra CPUs. You won't be able to buy them at Best Buy, Target or any other retailer selling Surface Devices, though. Both of these computers have the foreboding words "for business" attached to their names,…

Beth Mauder/ZDNETWhat's the deal?Right now, the Husqvarna Automower 430X is $625 off on Amazon, just in time for mowing season to being.Why this deal is ZDNET-recommendedA robot that mows the lawn for you sounds like technology straight out of an early 2000s sci-fi movie, but it's very much a real thing today. I've been testing the Husqvarna Automower 430X over the past year, and it still amazes me how every time I have the robot running, my neighbors would be standing out and watching it cut my grass without me…

Mathematician Who Tamed Randomness Wins Abel PrizeMichel Talagrand innovative work has allowed others to tackle problems involving random processesBy Davide Castelvecchi & Nature magazineMichel Talagrand, Abel Prize Laureate, 2024. Credit: © Peter Bagde/Typos1/Abel Prize 2024A mathematician who developed formulas to make random processes more predictable and helped to solve an iconic model of complex phenomena has won the 2024 Abel Prize, one of the field’s most coveted awards. Michel Talagrand received the prize for…